About Cold Stone Creamery Ice cream, the way you want it (2024)

FAQs

What is special about Cold Stone Creamery? ›

For more than 30 years we've served up the finest, freshest ice cream, cakes, smoothies and shakes using only the highest quality ingredients, and of course, our signature process of preparing your custom ice cream creation on a frozen granite stone. Learn more about us at the links below! How good is our ice cream?

Along with delicious classic flavors on the usual menu, the Cold Stone secret menu offers new combinations that recreate traditional desserts as ice cream flavors using regular menu items with customizations.

Before any mix-ins are added, our individual portion sizes are referred to as: Like It ^® - approximately 5 oz. Love It ^® - approximately 8 oz. Gotta Have It ^® - approximately 12 oz.

Cold Stone Creamery is one of the most well-loved brands in the global ice cream market, with premium flavors made in-store, an expansive online menu and a fan base that's been growing since the late 1980s. It's no surprise that ice cream is one of the top go-to comfort foods of 2020.

Most ice cream experts agree that unopened commercial ice cream stored in the coldest part of your office freezer can last about two to four months (homemade ice cream made without preservatives lasts about one month). Freezer burn happens when moisture seeps into your ice cream, evaporates, and forms ice crystals.

Birthday Cake Remix™ tops the list of Cold Stone Creamery's signature Creations™, followed by Chocolate Devotion®, Peanut Butter Cup Perfection®, Founder's Favorite® and Coffee Lovers Only®. For Mix-Ins™, brownies reigned supreme, followed closely by OREO® cookies, cookie dough, caramel and fudge.

It's no secret that our customers crave the great taste of our super-premium, smooth and creamy ice cream. We take great pride in the fact that it's made fresh, every day in every store, using only the finest quality ingredients.

High-Quality Ingredients: Cold Stone Creamery prides itself on its commitment to top-notch ingredients. This includes the use of fresh dairy, premium candies, and fresh fruits, which inherently bear higher costs compared to lower-quality alternatives.

Who is Cold Stone ice cream competitor? ›

Cold Stone Creamery competitors include Baskin Robbins and Dairy Queen.

This depends not only on the ice cream's amount of overrun but also on its butterfat content. This fat, found in dairy products like butter and cream, is partially responsible for that luscious, velvety, melt-in-your-mouth texture. The higher the butterfat content, the richer and creamier the ice cream becomes.

Cold Stone derives its name from the frozen granite slab that employees use to fold mix-ins into the ice cream. In 1995, Cold Stone Creamery opened its first franchise store in Tempe, Arizona. Shortly after, a second location (first out of state) was opened in Camarillo, California.

Own a Cold Stone Creamery Franchise Today

Owning a Cold Stone Creamery franchise offers a unique blend of benefits—joining a beloved brand, extensive support, and an affordable entry point into entrepreneurship. As a franchisee, you become part of a family that values creativity, quality, and community.

First, we make your ice cream fresh inside every store. Then we take your favorite ice cream flavor, add your choice of mix-ins, and finally we chop and fold it all together using two spades on a frozen granite stone.

Why do the crew members sing when they receive a tip? The 'Entertainment Factor' is meant to create a fun, festive atmosphere in Cold Stone Creamery stores and to set us apart from the competition.

There's not a whole lot to say about Cold Stone's Sweet Cream ice cream — for better or for worse. If you're a vanilla ice cream person, think of this as a slight offshoot from the classic flavor.